Business Integration Suite (BIS)

With SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite, you secure your company's decisive competitive edge, thanks to the seamless integration of all your systems, applications, business partners and cloud services.

All you need is a single platform! No matter what data format, standard, or communication protocol – with SEEBURGER BIS, you can easily master any type of integration requirement to digitally transform your business processes.

Managed File Transfer (MFT) Solutions

Control IP, Demonstrate Compliance, Focus on Core Business

How many times have you struggled to send a large file to someone, particularly when you are in a hurry? How often has your business suffered (along with your nerves) when a file arrived late for system processing, or even at all? If the answer to these questions is ‘lots’, then you will be pleased to know help is available…

The Solution for Seamless API Integration and Management

The SEEBURGER API Solution supports a broad range of API technologies and offers preconfigured building blocks, empowering you to implement various real–time integration scenarios quickly and with minimal effort.

E-Invoicing Solutions

Solutions for automated, paperless invoice processing

Companies handling their invoice processes electronically and automatically are able to save between 60 and 80 percent of cost compared to paper-based processes. Gain fast ROI with BIS E-Invoicing solution and corresponding Cloud Services.

E-Invoicing with SEEBURGER allows you to support the complexity and variety of inbound and outbound digital invoices.

Engineering (CAD/CAx) & Product Data Exchange

EPX for engineering (CAD/CAx) & product data exchange

Protect your product know-how when transferring data across company and country borders with a comprehensive and standardized complete solution for worldwide engineering (CAD/CAx) and product data exchange.

The SEEBURGER EPX solution supports the digital connected engineering with data transfer and integration along the entire value-chain throughout the entire product lifecycle with all stakeholders such as OEMs, customers, partners and suppliers.

Financial Services

Business Integration Suite for Financial Services Industry

With an agile and single platform that can accommodate any format, standard, gateway, communication protocol and business partner with ease, your institution can focus on business growth and innovation in service delivery.

Career

Start your Career with SEEBURGER

Are you a bright, talented individual who has always excelled in your field?

SEEBURGER offers exceptional opportunities throughout the world for extremely bright and talented individuals who have excelled in their careers. If you are looking for a fast-paced environment with an excellent opportunity for growth, then you have met your career match.

At SEEBURGER we urge employees to fully develop their ideas, explore their creativity and become leading experts in the industry. Our fast-paced work environment is shaped by trust and respect with rewards for hard work.

Open up new possibilities and a new perspective whilst shaping your future together with us!

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Global Offices

SEEBURGER Global Offices

In an age when companies are becoming ever more international and the markets ever more global, SEEBURGER software solutions are the ideal choice. With our extensive worldwide distribution and service network, we are close to our markets and customers all over the planet.

We look forward meeting you in one of our offices in North America, Europe and Asia.

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Automate Business Processes and Cut Costs with EDI

Successful Digital Transformation projects can be based significantly on EDI – the Automated Integration of Your Business Partners.

Successful Digital Transformation using Electronic Data Interchange

Often the first step towards a successful Business Transformation is the Implementation of EDI. The Integration of Business Partners allows the automation of Business Processes, leading to Cost Reduction.

What is EDI?

Companies share standardized messages electronically. Data interchange between business partners takes place automatically. This process is known as Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).

EDI enables companies to convert business data such as orders, delivery notes, bills, and article catalogs from their in-house ERP system into structured, standardized data and to relay it electronically and securely in seconds. The data goes directly from one ERP system to another – companywide and globally. Manual processing is eliminated, errors are reduced and processes are accelerated.

Find out more about implementation and success factors of an EDI-project

The Components of EDI Software

Overview

The Positioning of EDI Software Between Business Partners

Doing EDI requires standardized data formats for messages as well as agreed-upon communication protocols. EDI communication can be executed if both respective partners use EDI Software.

EDI can provide competitive edge over competitors that do not use EDI. EDI improves the efficiency of your own organization, simplifies and strengthens business relationships with partner companies (suppliers, customers, shipping companies, banks, etc.). It enables companies to demonstrate competence and a high quality of service to business partners. In the automotive industry, for example, it took EDI to make just-in-time deliveries possible. EDI is suitable for companies that regularly exchange data on a mid to high frequency basis with their partners. WebEDI is a sensible alternative for companies with low data volumes, or less-sophisticated ERP systems.

EDI-Software

Standardized data formats for messages and uniform communication channels on which to transmit / receive them are a prerequisite for using EDI. To achieve this both business partners need EDI software.

This software consists essentially of three components:

An ERP connector to integrate the in-house ERP system

A converter for converting/transforming messages

A communications adapter for transmitting/exchanging messages with business partners

ERP Connector

ERP Connector

The ERP connector connects the EDI software with the ERP system, enabling messages to be transmitted automatically between the ERP system and the EDI software. There is a separate connector required for each ERP system.

Widely used ERP systems for which EDI connectors are available on the market:

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics AX / NAV

Infor

E-Business Suite

ABAS

ProAlpha

JD Edwards

APPlus

IFS

Peoplesoft

NetSuite

With a modern EDI system, the right connector for any other ERP can be built.

Converter

The converter’s task is to convert data (messages) from the ERP system into standardized EDI messages based on EDI message formats

To exchange messages by EDI, business partners use uniform message standards. In addition to the global EDIFACT standard, there are further regional or industry-specific standards.

The following is a selection of standardized EDI message formats:

EDIFACT (global)

XML (global)

ANSI X.12 (regional)

EIAJ (regional)

TRADACOMS (regional)

VDA (regional)

AECMA (Aerospace)

HL7 (Healthcare)

SWIFT (Banking)

A good converter should be able to convert a variety of other data formats to be found on the market.

Communication Adapter

The communications adapter establishes a secure connection between the sender and recipient. In principle there are two variants: indirect communication via Value Added Networks (VANs) and direct communication such as over the Internet or via ISDN.

With a VAN, each business partner has a mailbox through which documents are sent and received. Messages are automatically relayed to the correct mailbox. A VAN is a secure private network supplied by specialist providers.

With a direct connection, the business partners link up with each other individually and directly (point- to- point), which can mean managing hundreds or thousands of separate connections. It is a flexible, controllable, and secure approach for use between, say, customers and suppliers.

The transmission method used depends on the transmission frequency, the data volume, and the number of items in the message. In addition to well-known channels such as SMTP (e-mail) and FTP (file transfer) there are many domestic, international, or product industry-specific transmission channels for communication in the EDI environment.

Selecting the Appropriate EDI Operating Model

EDI software can be operated on-premise (in stand-alone mode) or as a Cloud service. For small data volumes, the WebEDI option is recommended.

On-Premise

EDI solution On-Premise (in-house operation)

With this operating model, the company acquires the EDI software and runs it in its own data center, on its own or managed hardware. Operation and support are mostly the company's responsibility - but can also be outsourced to a hosting partner.

In self-service, it is advantageous that all EDI requirements can be implemented without dependency on external partners. Sometimes company policy stipulates that no data goes beyond the edge, i.e. EDI can only be used intra-company. However, it is also necessary to build up comprehensive EDI know-how, which will entail corresponding costs.

The SEEBURGER EDI software

Find out more about the numerous integration options for SEEBURGER EDI software.

Cloud

EDI as a Cloud Service

With this operating model, IT services such as EDI can be outsourced to an external service provider. Data, software, platforms, or computing power are outsourced to the Cloud provider and used via the Internet. Companies that use this operating model always have access to the latest technology that supports the numerous technical standards and trade regulations. A Cloud solution offers a choice of service options to meet customers’ requirements for operating the EDI solution at external data centers.

With cloud services, IT services can be outsourced to external service providers. EDI can also be purchased as a Cloud service. With this operating model, the investment in EDI software is completely eliminated, instead the most standardized EDI Cloud service is used. In addition to the amount of the monthly fee to be paid, the main selection criteria should also be the proven competence of the service provider. References should provide proven certifications (ISO27001, ISAE3402), promised service levels or corresponding references. An EDI Cloud service can be a better choice for medium-sized companies, as they are quickly overwhelmed by a 24/7 self-service of an EDI solution. Also, the total cost of a self-owned company is usually significantly higher than with the clearly understood costs of an EDI Cloud service.

The SEEBURGER EDI/B2B Cloud Services

Find out more about the diverse cloud models, security and certification.

WebEDI

WebEDI as an alternative

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with low message volumes usually lack the know-how to operate EDI in the classical manner, and it often doesn't make economic sense either. That is why they prefer to exchange data by WebEDI. With WebEDI, business partners can receive, record, and send EDI-based messages semi-automatically on electronic forms over the Internet by means of a Web browser.

Economies of scale can quickly be leveraged with WebEDI by way of utilizing EDI across the entire connected customer or supplier base.

The SEEBURGER WebEDI solution

Use our central WebEDI platform and reach many of your business partners.